Captain Phil Harris
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A wonderful tribute to Phil, coordinated by our friends at the Rutledge Corn Maze in Tumwater, Washington. The picture was taken from about 2,000 feet.
Phil with Josh and Jake, pitching Monster Energy Drink in the Racegirl souvenir trailer at a NASCAR race in Fontana, California, September 2008.
Phil (back center), with Jake and Josh (front row, far left), visiting a classroom.
Jake, Josh, Phil, and Russ at a dinner in Las Vegas, after an appearance at the Super-cross Finals in May 2008.
Phil and his longtime good friend Dan Mittman, taking a break during one of their many motorcycle rides.
Phil loved kids, and he would stop at nothing to put a smile on their faces. Here he is sharing his wisdom with an elementary school class.
Jake and Josh with their mother, Mary.
Jake, Mike Lavallee, and Josh at Phil’s memorial at the Tulalip Casino north of Seattle. It was a sad day, but those in attendance were able to find some joy and laughter as they shared stories of Phil’s amazing life.
A beautiful and fitting tribute to Phil: the two urns containing Phil’s ashes were Harley Davidson gas tanks, custom painted by his close friend Mike Lavallee to celebrate Phil’s life on land (left) and at sea (right).
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JOSH AND JAKE HARRIS are Captain Phil’s two surviving sons. Both followed their father into crab fishing and are now Deadliest Catch stars in their own right. In late 2012, they accomplished a dream three years in the making by purchasing Phil’s famous crab boat, the Cornelia Marie, which they now co-captain on the Bering Sea and on television screens around the world.
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STEVE SPRINGER is a veteran journalist, an award-winning sportswriter, and the author of ten other books, including three bestsellers. He spent twenty-five years as a sportswriter for the Los Angeles Times and currently lives in Woodland Hills, California, with his wife and near his kids, their spouses, and two grandsons.
BLAKE CHAVEZ attended California Pacific School of Law and achieved success as a business executive before becoming a professional writer. His previous book with Steve Springer is Hard Luck. He lives in California with his wife and daughter.
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Jacket concept by Mike Lavallee and Russ Herriott
Jacket design by Mike Lavallee and Zachary Vail
Front jacket photograph and back jacket artwork by Mike Lavallee
All photos are courtesy of the Harris family archives except for the photo of Phil shrouded in smoke, which is courtesy of Mike Lavallee.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Harris, Josh.
Captain Phil Harris : the legendary crab fisherman, our hero, our Dad / Josh and Jake Harris ; with Steve Springer and Blake Chavez.
p. cm.
1. Harris, Phil, 1956-2010. 2. Fishers—Bering Sea—Biography. 3. Ship captains—United States—Biography. 4. Crabbing—Alaska—Biography. 5. Cornelia Marie (Crab boat). 6. Fishers—Alaska—Biography. 7. Crab fisheries—Alaska. 8. Crab fisheries—Bering Sea. 9. Crabbing—Employment—Bering Sea. I. Harris, Jake. II. Springer, Steve. III. Chavez, Blake. IV. Title.
SH380.45.A4H47 2013
639'.56—dc23
2012042464
ISBN 978-1-4516-6604-5
ISBN 978-1-4516-6608-3 (ebook)